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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis February 2024: The state of music education training
With dwindling numbers of people training to be music teachers in England, what can be done to encourage more interest in the music education sector?
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NewsPetition to save the German Musical Instrument Prize from discontinuation
The Federal Ministry of Economics aims to save the prize money of €60,000 annually, but the German Music Council believes abolishing the prize would be a blow to the country’s cultural heritage and economy
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NewsWinners announced for the 2024 Netherlands Violin Competition
The Oskar Back prize of €12,000 was awarded to 22-year-old Dutch violinist Salomé Bonnema
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NewsBrazilian violinist wins the 2024 Sphinx Competition senior division
Nathan Amaral receives $50,000 and solo concert engagements with major orchestras
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NewsAna Isabella España wins the Sphinx Competition junior division
The 17-year-old violinist receives $10,000 and concert engagements
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FocusAn Unrivalled Virtual Concert Experience
Curated by James Ehnes, Seattle Chamber Music Society’s (SCMS) Virtual Concert Hall will feature livestreamed and on-demand performances beginning on 26 January
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News‘A disastrous situation’: petition to save Northern Ballet Sinfonia from being replaced by recordings
The ballet company’s spring tour of Romeo and Juliet could potentially be its last with a live orchestra, as rising costs and loss of funding mean the musicians’ jobs are on the line
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News2024 Sphinx Competition finalists announced
Three finalists were chosen in both the junior and senior divisions
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NewsNew viola, cello and clarinet appointments at New England Conservatory
Violist Wenting Kang, cellist Julie Albers and clarinetist Christopher Elchico are NEC’s latest recruits, beginning their roles in autumn 2024
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NewsCellist Anastasia Kobekina receives the Leonard Bernstein Award
The Russian cellist has been awarded €10,000 by the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival
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NewsViolinist Midori receives Brandeis Creative Arts Award 2023-24
The violinist received the award in recognition of her visionary artistry in concert halls around the world, as well as her work with non-profit organisations and community outreach
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NewsAustralian Chamber Orchestra announces emerging artists for 2024
Seven string players on the brink of their professional careers will enjoy mentorship and side-by-side opportunites with the ACO, as well as numerous performance engagements around Australia
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NewsFormer LA Phil concertmaster Sidney Weiss has died
The US violinist was 95 years old and toured extensively with his pianist wife, Jeanne Weiss
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FocusThe Strad February 2024 issue is out now!
Young British violist Timothy Ridout graces the cover to speak about his latest recording, a tribute to the great Lionel Tertis
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NewsWinners announced for the 2024 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition
The Viatores Quartet won the first prize of €6,000 and the Friends of Young Musicians Award
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NewsWinners announced at the Paris International Violin Making Competition
Held from 17 to 21 January 2024, prizes were awarded to professional luthiers and up-and-coming student violin makers
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NewsDouble bass smashed beyond repair by Qantas Airways
Australian bassist Mark Elton was flying from Melbourne to Perth for the Fringe World festival
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NewsViolinist Hilary Hahn signs with KD SCHMID
The US violinist was previously represented by IMG Artists
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News20-year-old Bartu Elci-Ozsoy loaned the 1760 ‘ex-Vidas’ Guadagnini violin
The violin once belonged to 20th-century virtuoso violinist Raoul Georges Vidas, nicknamed ‘the grandson of Massart’
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